What is Chart Marking?

 It is one of the most important things in the conduct of

polygraph examination because it assists the examiner in
interpreting and evaluating the test result.
 Without these markings the examiner will find it difficult to
interpret the tracings which will be the basis in drawing-out
conclusions and recommendations.
Signs and symbols commonly used in Chart Marking
Polygraph Chart Paper or Polygram
 It's about 100 feet long, 6 to 8 inches in width with one and a
half or .5-inch top and bottom margins.
 The chart Polygram is interpreted based on the response of the
subject.
 Include respiratory rate, electrodermal activity and Cardio
activity.
 Respiratory Rate= Pneumo Tracing, breathing of examinee
 Electrodermal Activity= Sweating of fingertips
 Cardio Activity= Blood Pressure, Heart Rate
2 KINDS OF RESPONSES
(1) Normal Response
 Refers to the tracing of responses on the chart which does not
deviates from the norms of the subject's psycho-physiological
response the subject and usually appears when the subject is
being of irrelevant questions.
(2) Specific Response
 Refers to any deviation from the normal tracing of the subject
in the relevant and control questions.
Legal and Ethical Issues in Polygraph Testing
 In most states in the United States, polygraph evidence is
admitted (or not admitted) on a case-by-case basis.
Can a person be forced to be subjected for a polygraph test?
 No, because a person has the right to choose whether to take
it or not.
Law or Jurisprudence that gives the basis of polygraph
admissibility
 Frye V. United States (1923)- The accused (on trial for
murder) offered as evidence the results of a Marston “systolic”
blood pressure test. *California and Florida (admissible), New
York, Texas and Pennsylvania (inadmissible)
 People vs. Amado Daniel (Rape Case,1978)- The Supreme
Court quoted that “the efficacy of the polygraph depends upon
the time, place and the circumstances when taken and the
nature of the subject” *The court excluded the result of the
polygraph examination, for the reason that the polygraph has
not as yet attain scientific acceptance as a reliable and accurate
means of ascertaining truth or deception.
COLLATERAL ASPECT OF POLYGRAPH
1. Pre-Employment Screening- it provides a safe method in
verifying statements of a job applicant.
2. Periodic Screening- Conducted to organic employees only.
(Personnel Check)
3. Intelligence Testing- Provide a scientific method of testing
the intelligence of a person.
Psychological Stress Evaluator (PSE)
 When a person speaks, there are audible voice frequencies,
and superimposed on these are the inaudible frequency
modulations which are products of minute oscillations of the
muscles of the voice mechanisms. *The psychological stress
evaluator detects, measures, and graphically displays the voice
modulation we cannot hear.